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Electronic Arts has finally revealed its plans for the future of Battlefield: a full announcement of the new part of the cult shooter will take place this summer, and the release is scheduled for the end of March 2026. For the first time in the history of the series, the developers are actively involving players in testing and improving the game through the Battlefield Labs programme, which allows fans to influence the future of the franchise.
The add-on will be released on 17 July
Microsoft is taking a historic step: the legendary Gears of War series will be expanding beyond the Xbox ecosystem for the first time and will be available to PlayStation 5 owners. Gears of War: Reloaded, a modern remaster of the classic shooter, will launch on 26 August 2025 simultaneously on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC for $40, ushering in a new era for the franchise and its fans, as we wrote on 5 May, but now there are new interesting details about this version.
The game will launch in 4K resolution at 60FPS and with updated graphics
The ARC Raiders technical test has become a real hit among fans of extraction shooters: players have already spent over 1.7 million hours in the game, and the unique PvPvE mechanics and intense boss battles are a real delight for the community. However, even the most desperate raiders have faced a real challenge - the main boss The Queen has been defeated only 58 times out of 4 million matches played!
Call of Duty 2025 may significantly change the approach to Battle Pass by making some of the limited time modes (LTMs) paid. Previously, such activities were available to all players, but now you will have to buy a Battle Pass for $20-30 to participate in them.
DOOM: The Dark Ages not only returns players to the origins of the legendary series, but also radically changes the combat system. The game will reveal the history of Doomslayer before the events of DOOM (2016), and along with the new setting, it will bring a completely different rhythm of combat, a new Glory Kill system, and a whole arsenal of medieval weapons.
One of the most anticipated games of this year, Judas, a new project by Ken Levine, the creator of BioShock, has suddenly disappeared from the release calendar. Although the game was supposed to be released by March 2025, the developers and publisher Take-Two Interactive have not given any official comment on the delay, and players have only just begun to notice this silence.
The game is out as early as the 15th of May
Remedy has not commented on the release dates for the Max Payne I & II Remake trailers
The game is in the advanced testing phase
The free-to-play team PvP game Marvel Rivals hasn't even been around for a year yet, and it has already announced a grand esports tournament, Marvel Rivals Ignite, with a staggering $3 million prize pool!
Just a few weeks after the launch of the new Stadium mode, Blizzard has shared a detailed roadmap for its development in Overwatch 2. Players can look forward to new heroes in the limited Stadium roster, fresh maps and modes, as well as interesting statistics on the first weeks of the mode.
The first public showing of the alpha version of the shooter Marathon has caused a mixed reaction among those who were lucky enough to get early access. Along with some positive feedback, many players, especially influential content creators, expressed serious concerns about the current state of the game and insisted that it should be delayed.
Although Call of Duty's ambitious but short-lived competitor, the shooter XDefiant, is no longer destined to compete for leadership in the multiplayer FPS market, its executive producer Mark Rubin did not hold back from criticising his main opponent and its management. In response to a fan's sad comment about XDefiant's impending closure, Rubin went through the marketing strategy of Call of Duty and other games.
